Role Overview

Reporting to the Manager, Project Controls, the Senior Project Controls Specialist will serve as a resource for implementing project controls methods, procedures, and systems on the Transformation Program.

The area of project controls includes the disciplines of estimating, scheduling/planning, cost control, change management, and progress reporting. This role will also have a large component of integration into the overall Transformation function, including contracts, procurement, quality and risk management.

The Senior Project Controls Specialist is accountable to the Teck project team (via Project Manager, Project Controls Manager or Project Controls Lead, as appropriate) for the planning and implementation of effective project controls resources, processes and systems on the project, within the standards set by the Manager Project Controls. This may involve a self-execute approach or one of collaboration with Teck’s contract partners.

Develop your career with one of Canada's Top 100 Employers and join our team!

Key Responsibilities

• Be a courageous safety leader, adhere to and sponsor safety and environmental rules and procedures
• Maintain and demonstrate Teck’s commitment to safety and environmental protection as a core value
• Develop and/or review project controls management plans, both internal and from service providers, specifically in the areas of: Estimating, Planning, Cost Management, Change Management, Progress & Performance Management, and Reporting
• Set-up and implement various project controls systems, processes and workflows of the project (internal and with appropriate service provider input)
• Responsible for preparation and application of the project specific procedures and guidelines for project controls
• Responsible for integrating the cost, schedule, change management and contract/procurement plans and activities to ensure alignment in monitoring and reporting cost, schedule and progress.
• Assist in developing and reviewing Work Breakdown Structures, Work Packages, Estimates and Schedules at each phase of the project.
• Develop the project Control Accounts as an integration point of Cost, Schedule, Resourcing, and Procurement.
• Provide support and interface with Project Accounting and/or Business Unit Finance groups.
• Provide timely, accurate, and in-depth analysis of project health with respect to trends and variances on the Control Accounts; provide root cause analysis and recommend corrective actions
• Arrange and facilitate the weekly Project Controls review meetings, change management meetings, project services meetings, or any other regularly occurring meeting, as appropriate
• Prepare weekly and monthly project reports and presentations
• Perform project control audits on service providers, as appropriate
• Support the independent review of project controls plans and performance for Setup Checks, Health Checks, or Stage Gates
• Responsible for the completion and gathering of all project stage information for inclusion in the in-house project database
• Responsible for mentoring and coaching project controls staff on a project, both internal and external

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in engineering, accounting, finance or business, or diploma in a trade is required
• 10+ years of project controls experience, with preference to mining/industrial projects, is required
• 5+ years of project controls experience in an Owner’s role is require
• Demonstrated proficiency in project management and project controls techniques and principles is required
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, are required
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving abilities are required
• Experience leading and developing teams is required
• Experience using a scheduling tool like MS Project or Primavera 6 is considered an asset
• PEng or AScT registration considered an asset
• CCP, CEP, PMP or other similar designations preferred